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Sustantivos, articulos, y adjetivos. Matching nouns with their articles and adjectives. Masculino vs. Femenino. All Spanish nouns are either masculine or feminine. This has nothing to do with the object itself and must be memorized. Most nouns ending in “o” are masculine.
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Sustantivos, articulos, y adjetivos Matching nouns with their articles and adjectives.
Masculino vs. Femenino • All Spanish nouns are either masculine or feminine. This has nothing to do with the object itself and must be memorized. • Most nouns ending in “o” are masculine. • Most nouns ending in “a” are feminine. • The definite article before the word matches the gender of the word. • El – masculine, singular (el libro) • La – feminine, singular (la camisa) • Los – masculine, plural (los libros) • Las – feminine, plural (las camisas)
Indefinite articles • To say “a” or “some” in Spanish you use the indefinite articles below. • Un one/a…masc., sing. Un libro • Una one/a…fem., sing. Una camisa • Unos some…masc., plural Unos libros • Unas some…fem., plural Unas camisas
Adjective agreement • Adjectives must agree with the nouns they follow or modify. Adjectives that end in “o” have four forms. • El amigo sincero • La amiga sincera • Los amigos sinceros • Las amigas sinceras P.S.
Different endings • Adjectives that end in “e” or in a consonant have only two forms – singular and plural. They don’t change from masculine to feminine. • El curso interesante los cursos interesantes • La clase interesante las clases interesantes • El curso dificil los cursos dificiles • La clase dificil las clases dificiles